At the recent American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting, held March 4-7, 2016 in Los Angeles, Mary Jane Marchisotto MJ, et al. presented their survey-based research, revealing the fact that “more awareness and education is necessary to assist consumers with food allergies in their purchasing decisions.” Among other findings in the survey were that…

When I was a child, I suffered from several severe food allergies (as I continue to), as well as asthma. Sometimes, the reactions would include all of the possible allergy symptoms listed below, in this excellent chart by FARE. But at other times, one or more of the symptoms would be missing. This was particularly…

This article describes airplane passengers breaking into applause as a young boy was removed from a flight due to food allergy. What ever happened to empathy? Where is society’s responsibility to care about others? I’ve travelled around the world, and have been fortunate to have only had a food allergy reaction once, when I was…

Today, something wonderful happened in the allergy community. A number of us, including FARE (Food Allergy Research & Education organization), tweeted our concerns about a potentially dangerous headline, and Time Magazine’s online editor changed it within hours. I’m proud to be part of this community of fierce, devoted, and talented allergy advocates. For more about the…